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Dorcas RIDGILL1756–

Name: Dorcas RIDGILL

Given names: Dorcas

Surname: RIDGILL

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Birth	1756 22 23 South Carolina
Birth of a sister	Elizabeth RIDGILL 1765 (Age 9 years) South Carolina Note: Note: "Descendants of William Ridgill". familytreemaker.genealogy.com Note: "Descendants of William Ridgill". familytreemaker.genealogy.com ELIZABETH3 RIDGILL (RICHARD2, WILLIAM1, WILLIAMA RIDGELL) was born 1765 in South Carolina, and died 1832. She married JOHN SNELL Abt. 1784 in South Carolina, son of ELIAS SNELL and MARY FRITCHMAN. He was born July 10, 1756 in Orangeburg Dist. South Carolina, and died December 30, 1835 in Wilcox Co. Alabama. Elizabeth was not named in her father's 1804 will but her daughters Lovey and Mary were. This suggests they were born before 1804 but her other children were born after that or perhaps the Snell family had moved away from SC by 1804 and he did not know those children.
Death of a paternal grandfather	William? RIDGILL 1794 (Age 38 years) Clarendon Co, Sumpter District, South Carolina William Ridgill's Will Names son Richard
Death of a paternal grandmother	Elizabeth? … after 1794 (Age 38 years)
Death of a father	Richard RIDGILL June 1813 (Age 57 years) Clarendon Co, Sumpter District, South Carolina Note: Richard's will, which proves his relationship with Lovey and Mary Snell, was filed in 1813. Accordi… Richard's will, which proves his relationship with Lovey and Mary Snell, was filed in 1813. According to the web site http://morethanjustacemetery.com, a genealogy of the Ridgill family, Richard wrote his will in 1804 but actually died in June 1813. Birth record is also taken from the web site. RIDGILL, RICHARD OF CLARENDON COUNTY, SUMTER DISTRICT, WILL ( WILL BOOK A, PAGE 103; ESTATE PACKET: BDL. 82, PKG. 6) from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Richard Ridgill's Will Names Lovey and Mary Snell as Granddaughters
Death of a mother	Mary GRIER 1813 (Age 57 years)
Death of a sister	Elizabeth RIDGILL about 1832 (Age 76 years) Alabama

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary GRIER John William RIDGILL Elizabeth RIDGILL Dorcas RIDGILL Rebecca RIDGILL Richard RIDGILL Birth: 1734 — South Carolina Death: June 1813 — Clarendon Co, Sumpter District, South Carolina
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Richard RIDGILL John William RIDGILL Elizabeth RIDGILL Dorcas RIDGILL Rebecca RIDGILL Mary GRIER Birth: 1733 — South Carolina Death: 1813
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elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John William RIDGILL Birth: 1755 21 22 — South Carolina
11 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John SNELL Delila SNELL Lovey SNELL John SNELL Jr Anna SNELL Mary SNELL Sarah SNELL Hamlin A SNELL Laviny SNELL Elizabeth RIDGILL Birth: 1765 31 32 — South Carolina Death: about 1832 — Alabama
-8 years herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Dorcas RIDGILL Birth: 1756 22 23 — South Carolina
-5 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Rebecca RIDGILL Birth: 1750 16 17 — South Carolina